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I reach my hand up, touching her soft skin. “What are you talking about?”
“You have to promise me you’ll keep us safe.”
I sit up, more worried than I’ve ever been. “Clem, what are you talking about?”
She kisses my lips, softly, taking my breath away with her. “Did I ever tell you about my sister?”
“Not really.”
Her eyes fill with tears. “I miss her so much. And it makes me so sad she’s missing out on Tenny’s life.”
I wrap my arms around her, curling her against my chest. “I’m so sorry.”
“She thought she was in love. She thought she knew what she was doing, but she was so wrong.” Clementine is in full on tears now.
I stroke her hair. “I’m so sorry.” I feel like an idiot, because I’ve never been good at this kind of thing. I’ve never had the right words to say. All I can think about is the pain I felt when I lost my parents. “When my parents died, I was a mess. I didn’t want to eat or play. I was so young, and I still remember how angry I felt. I was angry at the world.”
“Death is the whole world's fault,” she says. “A series of unfortunate events that lead to someone’s death. It isn’t fair. This life isn’t fair.”
“For many years, I blamed everyone. But, you can’t blame anyone, because it was an accident,” I tell her, grazing my fingers down her arm, remembering my parent’s car crash, and the small details we had about the whole ordeal. “It sucks.” She wipes the tears away. “There are people to blame for what happened to Savannah, though. I want to make them pay.”
I push back, finding Clementine’s honey-colored eyes. “What do you mean?”
“Before my sister started work here at Joseph’s, she went to work for Alastair Blackstone.”
“Bishop’s father?”
She nods. “Yes, and they’re the reason she’s gone.”
“What exactly happened?”
“I can’t tell you. But you have to promise me, you won’t let anyone hurt us.”
“I promise you, Clementine.” And I mean it.
They’ll have hell to pay. She’s mine to protect now, and I’ll make sure I always do.
Chapter 35
Clementine
It’s been two days since we came home from St. Thomas, and it’s been two nights I’ve slept in bed with Gabriel. I don’t know what it is, but he makes me feel safe.
I haven’t done much of anything the past two days, except, plan a wedding. An extravagant one at that. It’s not that I want the extravagance, I just want to get the whole thing over and done.
“Yes, five-hundred,” I tell Lana, in her office, after Gabriel steps out to take a phone call. “I’d like five-hundred paper airplanes released at the end of the ceremony.” I know how much Gabriel loves kites, planes, and drones. So, I think he’ll get a kick out of this romantic gesture. It’s something I want to do for him for keeping Tennyson and I safe.
“I love that idea,” Lana says back. “Have you picked out your dress yet?”
I haven’t even thought of a dress. “No. There’s just been so much going on.”
“Don’t stress. That’s what I’m here for.”
I smile and stand. “Thank you.”
“Of course. Call me if you need anything else.”
We say our goodbyes and I step out of her office.
